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Observer fashion team

Think you know your Margiela from your McQueen? Take our fashion quarantine quiz

Who, when and where?
Who, when and where? Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
  1. Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition, V&A museum, London, 2019.

    Which one of these designers hasn’t worked at Christian Dior?

    1. Marc Bohan

    2. Gianfranco Ferré

    3. Tom Ford

    4. Yves Saint Laurent

  2. Versace show, Runway, Spring Summer 2018, Milan Fashion Week, Italy.

    Name these supermodels (L-R)

    1. Carla Bruni, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Helena Christensen

    2. Tatjana Patitz, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Helena Christensen

    3. Tatjana Patitz, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista

    4. Carla Bruni, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Helena Christensen

  3. Ikea MARKERAD collection by Virgil Abloh

    Which store did Off White's Virgil Abloh collaborate with in 2019?

    1. Target

    2. H&M

    3. B&Q

    4. Ikea

  4. The original store photographed in 2014.

    In what year did Gabrielle Chanel open her first shop on Rue Cambon in Paris.

    1. 1908

    2. 1910

    3. 1918

    4. 1916

  5. Shalom Harlow dress print

    Which designer is this print by?

    1. Jean Paul Gaultier

    2. Maison Margiela

    3. Alexander McQueen

    4. Jeremy Scott for Moschino

  6. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

    Which celebrity designer’s show is this?

    1. Victoria Beckham

    2. Fenty by Rihanna

    3. Stella McCartney

    4. Yeezy by Kanye West

  7. Perry Ellis Spring 1993 runway show

    Which brand did Marc Jacobs memorably get fired from in 1992?

    1. Perry Ellis

    2. Calvin Klein

    3. Louis Vuitton

    4. Donna Karan

  8. Meg Mathews, Patsy Kensit, Liz Hurley And Hugh Grant.

    At which show was this the front row?

    1. Ralph Lauren

    2. Versace

    3. Giorgio Armani

    4. Gucci

  9. Dries van Noten show, Runway, Spring Summer 2020, Paris fashion week.

    Which French couturier collaborated with Dries van Noten on his spring/summer 2020 collection.

    1. Jean Paul Gaultier

    2. Giambattista Valli

    3. Thierry Mugler

    4. Christian Lacroix

  10. The Fifth Element.

    Which designer made the costumes for the 1997 film, The Fifth Element?

    1. Alexander McQueen

    2. Jean Paul Gaultier

    3. Dolce & Gabbana

    4. Azzedine Alaïa

  11. Models wear creations for the Celine fashion collection during Women's fashion week Fall/Winter 2020/21 presented in Paris, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

    How many collections (excluding pre and resort) has Hedi Slimane designed at Celine since he took the helm in February 2018?

    1. 5

    2. 6

    3. 7

    4. 8

  12. The BFC awards ceremony.

    Which designer won British menswear designer of the year at the Fashion awards in 2016, 2017 and 2018?

    1. Kim Jones

    2. Martine Rose

    3. Craig Green

    4. Grace Wales Bonner

Solutions

1:C - Yves Saint Laurent 1958-1960, Marc Bohan, 1961-1989, Gianfranco Ferré 1989 -1996. Tom Ford previously held the post of creative director at Gucci from 1994-2004 and Yves Saint Laurent. From 1999-2004, he held both roles simultaneously., 2:A - The original 90s supermodels closed the SS18 show in a tribute to Gianni Versace by his sister, Donatella, on the 20th anniversary of his murder. , 3:D - Abloh launched a range of furniture with the Swedish DIY giant, which includes a chair with a doorstop under one leg., 4:B - In 1910, Chanel opened Chanel Modes a hat shop at 21 Rue Cambon. In 1918, she acquired the entire building at No 31. It was here that she invented the concept of the modern boutique., 5:C - For Alexander McQueen's 13th show, the model Shalom Harlow rotated as two robots made by Fiat spray-painted the finale dress she wore., 6:B - Rihanna dominated the news at New York fashion week spring/summer 2018 with the launch of Fenty Beauty and her Fenty X Puma runway collection, 7:A - Perhaps Marc Jacobs' most famous collection, the infamous spring/summer 1993 Grunge collection resulted in him being fired from Perry Ellis. In 2019, he reprised the collection under his own label. , 8:B - Meg Mathews, Patsy Kensit, Liz Hurley and Hugh Grant sit front row at the Versace autumn/winter 1997 collection in March. It was to be Gianni Versace's final collection; he was assassinated in Miami in July 1997., 9:D - This collection with Dries Van Noten, called DVN x CLX, saw Lacroix's first collection since 2009. He lost the rights to his name in 1987., 10:B - Jean Paul Gaultier announced his retirement from fashion this year after 50 years in the industry. It was announced that a series of guest designers will continue to design a haute couture collection for the house, the first being Chitose Abe of Sacai., 11:B - Hedi Slimane showed his debut co-ed Celine collection during the spring/summer 2019 season. He has shown two standalone womenswear and two standalone menswear collections, and one further co-ed collection since then., 12:C - Craig Green is the only menswear designer to win the award for three consecutive years

Scores

  1. 11 and above.

    Amazing result! You're bang on trend.

  2. 8 and above.

    Congratulations! You've graduated to fashion insider

  3. 9 and above.

    Well done! You must be bessies with Kate Moss

  4. 7 and above.

    Congratulations! You obviously know your Valentino from your Versace

  5. 6 and above.

    Not bad, you obviously know your stillettos from your slingbacks

  6. 5 and above.

    Time to follow @guardianfashion for more intel

  7. 3 and above.

    Time to renew your Vogue subscription

  8. 10 and above.

    Great result! You're bang on trend.

  9. 12 and above.

    You must be Anna Wintour!

  10. 2 and above.

    You're last season's Prairie trend

  11. 0 and above.

    Bad Luck! Try again!

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